#1Politics & Law
A. Philip Randolph
1889–1979Black American civil rights activist, labor unionist, politician
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Famous people · Crescent City
Crescent City counts 5 famous people, first among them A. Philip Randolph
A. Philip Randolph leads the list, covered in 23 languages. The next two names are Caleb Brantley and Clarence Williams. 3 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to A. Philip Randolph, born in 1889, the newest to Caleb Brantley, born in 1994.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
A. Philip Randolph
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
A. Philip Randolph
Youngest
1994
Caleb Brantley
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Crescent City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Crescent City’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 1 births.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Crescent City
Two of the three are athletes.
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What Crescent City is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
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Everyone else born in Crescent City
The other 2 span the years 1923 to 1981.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crescent City and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- A. Philip Randolph: John Bottega, NYWTS staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen P. Robinson: Georgia Tech Research Institute, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons